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Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-04
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Ironing shirts.

Iron the entire shirt first, then pass .
cloth wrung from cold water over the
bosom, lay under it bosom board. draw
the linen perfectly straight and take care
to leave no wrinkles; II you iron them
in you have to moisten the spot, and it
rare looks we'll after. Be careful to
raise any plaits there may be with your
iron, so that it does not remain plastered
to the under surface; and, above all
things, iron until it Is dry The ironing
each article until it is dry is very i'm
portant, as it gives tina smooth, crisp
feeling to linen viii; h shows the differ
ence between good and bad ironing II
ny article is put to air while damp it
will dry rough.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-04

The smallest baby probably ever born,
FIRST saw light in Candelaria il Nevada.
The father was miner. and weighed 100
pounds, while the mother weighed 1856
pounds. The baby was boy, perfectly
formed, but at its birth it weighed only
eight ounces. It's face was about tho
size Off horse chestnut, and the limbs
were sd small that the mother could slip
a ring from her little lixger over the foot
nearly up to the knee. Christian AZ
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-04
into pans, lett rise again, not too light,
and bake one hour very carefully.


RoAsT BEEF. A piece of beef weigh
ing eight or ten pounds will take little
over two hours to roast. Some allow If
teen minutes to each pound Of beef. Pre-
pareit by wiping with dry napkin, but
never washing, rub over it little salt
and pepper, and PUT It into dry pan to
roast IN a hot oven. The heat will soon
seal In the juices and retain them till
the piece is cut at the table. Basic oc-
casionally. If the flavor of sweet herbs
and vegetables Gas carrot, turnip, onion.
etc. Is relishcd in the gravy, put few
slices of these last, with bay leaf or
two and little thyme and parsley, into
the pan, to make bed on which to lay
the beef. When 1t is done, add more
seasoning, remove the beef, take out the
vegetables i. used, add hot water to the
gravy, thicken il, being careful to avoid
Jumps. Serve either over the meat or in
gravy-boat, as one prefers.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-04
From Fame 10 Pauperism.

Al remarkable and even pathetic incl
dent occurred at Kalamazoo, in this
State, the latter part Of last week, says
Il recent communication from Detroit to
the New York Times A very old man,
past eighty years, appeared in the Office.
Of the Superintendent of the Poor to So
licit public assistance He had no over
coat and was dressed in thin, thread
bare suit of black The silk hat on his
head like the white hair beneath it, had
seen the storms of many winters. He
carried small parcel, and two canes
with which 10 support his steps. It was
with difficulty that the official, after the
aged man had told his name, recognized
in him the famous Augustus Little, ohm,
an orator Of such splendid ability in his
prime, forty years ago, tina. no one who
heard him ever forgot the almost ire
sissible magnetism Of his eloquence. Ar
irving from Niles Mr.. Litt,eiohn had APP
piled to the poor authorities for assist
ance to enable him to reach schoolcraft,
which place he desired to visit. The as
sistance was instantly furnished him, as
one whose talents and past services to
mankind entitled him to something bet
ter than miserable poverty in his old age,
and armed with pauper's ticket he left
for Schoolcraft that afternoon.
Augustus Littlejohn was great man
among generation now passed away.
He was the Cough of the forIies. Old
settlers who have heard him repeatedly
say that he surpassed Cough In the
vividness of his descriptions and the
wonderful and altogether indescribable
dramatic force Of his utterances. He
lectnred repeatedly all through Michigan
nous crowds attending hislectures every
where. Hew. 8 known also throughout
the East as we'll as in the West. Thou
sands all over thecountry were reclaimed
by him from intemperance. He was of
the noted Littlejohn family Of Herkimer,
N. ii, family distinguished for its
talent. Bishop Little ohm. of Long Is
land, and the late Hon Te Witt G. Lit
tlejohn, of Oswego, N. ~, were nephews
Of his. Now in picturesque, but never
Iii less miserable poverty, the old man is
obliged to ask for public aims. 1t will
be startling news to most of those who
knew him in his prime, or those who are
only acquainted with his splendid repu-
tation, to hear that the matchless orator
Of nearly half century ago is still alive,
so long has he been hidden away from
public observation and knowledge.
Sir Andrew Clarke, the celebrated
English physician, declares that one-half
the population Of London is permanently
ill. He defines health as " that state in
which the DO ~ is not consciously present
to us the state in which work is easy
and duty not over great a trial; the state
in which It is a JOY to see, to think, to
feel and to be. =
Professor Herzen has recently shown,
from vlvisectional experiments. the init
mate relation between cold and touch
and that an injury to the cortex of the
any region will usually also abolish cor
M rlxr flo aot.cn ~ cold
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-04

Marble statues in Germany are covered
with cloth wrappers in the winter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-09-10

Without hi. soup the French soldier is
nothing, and during tho Franco German
campaign Xouaves and Tiralleurs were often
surprised by Prussians or Bavarians while
engaged ia s.imning their pot au feu or
waschu. tho simmcring of their soupe aux
potraaux.
Con. Forron proposes to prevent any rocur-
renee Of this disastrous state Of affairs by
adopting campaign cookin. pot, which
shah enable each particular Dumanet or
Tommy Atkins TO make his own soup, and
that OF course more speedily than when no
Gsd to prepare it for three beside. himself in
the rather cumbersome and complicated Gp-
parstus which was set down in the books of
tho army stores and the inventories in the
balrack rooms us the utensile u quatre.
Tho now soup pot was tried with success
some years ago III France and Algeria, but in
1882 it was rejected by Gen. Diot on the
ground that it would destroy esprit de corps
BY isolatiHg the soldiers from each other
Gen. Feuon combats this view by alleging
that tho soup may be divided between three
at least when made in the new pot, and that
in any case COmradeshlp was not so well
fostercd under the quadruple regime rs to
uece,5itate TIE continuance Of tho Old mar
mites; but lis great reasons ior the change
are based on the speed and the saving which
the new pot viii ryailze.-St. James Gazgttc.
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Scientific Truths,

One Of the most common causes Of stOm
ach and bowel troubles in children is the
common custom of feeding very young
children potatoes, rice and bread before
their digestive apparatus is capable of d!.
costing these starchy Ingredients.
After six months an infant should be fed
with animal brCths and the juice squeezed
frem rare pieces of beef or mutton, in ad
dition TO milk. No starchy food Of any
kind should be given until the child begins
to walk, and then bread may be given with
caution.
1t is the proper rule for each person to
sleep hab!tually till when awakening the
mind is clear, the brain is rested and the
body recupcrated. Practically this mot
always be done, but it is the condition TO
be sought after; it is the purpose for which
sleep was given. The time may be five,
six, eight or twelve hours No time Is i'll
spent by which needed rest is obtained.
A large class of pure brain workers dis
cover that tea affords the stimulus they de-
sire. They indulge in it without fear OF
mischief, and often to an unlimited extent.
After time the nervous symptoms-uerv-
Gus irritability, palpitation, insOmania and
brain fatigue-begin to make their appear
ance, and in many cases do much to impair
temper and to limit the capacity for sus-
tanned intellectual effort.
1t is conceded, from recent observations,
that while tea somewhat retards primary
digestion, it aids the absorption and appro-
priatiOn of the food elements. From CON
sideration of the different physiological
facts in connection, 1t is thought that this
article Is chiefly of service during or after
physical or intellectual effort, and at the
time when absorption Of the products Of
primary digestion is in progress.
The superstition that human beings
should sleep with their heads to the north
is believed by the French to have for its
foundation scientific fact. They affirm
that each human system is in itself an cleo
trio battery, the head being one of the cleo
trodes, the feet the ether Their proof was
discovered from experiments which the
Academy OF Sciences was allowed TO make
on the body of man who was guillotined.
This was taken the instant it fell and placed
upon pivot free to move as ii might. The
head part, after little vacillation, turned
TO the north, and the body then remained
stationary 1t was turned half way round
by one Of the professors, and again the
head end ef the trunk moved slowly to the
cardinal point due north, the same results
being repeated until the final arreStltiOn Of
organic mOVanlaYt
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pencd." The Revised Version retains the

opened" The Revised Version retains the
familiar form.
VS. Oil. We have here great encourage
ment to expect an answer to our prayers,
founded upon the paternal character OF God.
Jesus reasons from what earthly and sinful
parents do what the heavenly Father will do.
He makes the tendercst relations of earth IL
lustrate, however family, Gods infinite ten
derness and truthfulness. II human love
leads earthly parents to do so much what
may we 10. expect that divine love Will lead
tho heavenly Father 10 do; Fr"'l ;Ar less hc
Z. asoi.. % the grca,-gj ..,IA L.. ,..-.!t 20 tie
siness, from tie earthly to the heavenly,
Tho Interrogation is really strong sillrma-
ton. Evca wicked tutho" WI scarcely
give stone 10 a son who asked for a loaf OF
bread. Tho round, flat loaf, common in the
east bore u resemblance TO u fiat stone. Some
kinds of fish, the eel for instance, resembled
scrpents. There is am advance in tn thought
from stone for bread to n serpent for fish
a stone is useless to a hungry child. To give
il to him would be heartlcSs. \ serpent,
however, is poisonous. To give it to him
would be deviliSh We can scarcely con.
reive OF the most hardened father doing it.
Now comes, in v II, II question which is a
climax. We arc fallen, selfish, sinful; yet
wo would not do 50. God is Supremacy holy,
just and good. How much more will he give!
This is blessed and comforting reasoning.
V. IL. 1.-THE Golden Rule. This is a
simple working rule, a summary statement
which covers the entire ground As God
loves us with infinite pity and tenderness, so
we should he considerable to all men. What
soeyer-Make the case your own. Put
yourself in his place" would be the modern
way of stating this trIth. Similar senti-
mcnts are found in heather and Jewish
writers. Some modern writers have en-
deavored to rob Christ of the glory of having
originated this golden rule; but "A little OK
animation will show that there is q radical
difference between his language and that Of
other writers. The rabbins said, "What is
offensive to you, do not to another; for this
is tho whole law Confucius CB. c. 800,
Socrates (D. c. 400, Menander ID, c. 2;j) and
Others have given us somewhat similar pre-
cepts; but the.e writers have given simply
the negative side. Christ on the contrary,
has given Us u positive command. They
have said what we should not do; Christ has
told us what we should do. This is the law.
etc The whole law is fulfilled III love- This
is it. practical application.
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED.
l. IL we pronounce harsh judgments on
mon, We invite God to treat us ms We deserve
9, The man who fully knows the evil of his
own heart will he the least likely TO exRgger-
ate tho evil of others.
3. Soltishuess blinds us to our faults and
f, ,lnS' Nrii,tpna mud il tln of
all siu.
l. In all times Of doubt and difficulty re-
gprdins the salvation of our own souls and
tho prosecution of Gods work, we may go TO
him for wisdom, assured that we shall receive
without upbraiding DANES i, 5).-Sundsy
School World.
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She danced u co,illion,
When she read seven million,
And her mind was forever o'elturned.

She danced u cotillion,
When she read seven million,
And her mind was forever o'elturned.
-Cmcinndti Telegram.
Ny love | would mask
Were IL not for her wiles,
When she smiles In basque,
And bask in her smiles.
Boston Courier
Tho cashier extracted tho money, and when
H-l done !, he laughed In his sleeve;
TIL aXposGrc vas immiuvn. for HIM, aEG
then,
Way, then, lie still laughed in his leave,
--Chicag0 Tribme,
Tie pendulum sings
a song rs IL swings
Tick, tick, tick"
The tailor, he swears
He Is tirad of prayers
For tick, tick, tick"
The pendulum'S rhyme
As IL measures the time
Is tick, tick, tick"
The tailor IeheGrSes
His debtors, and curses
Tick, tick, tickw
-CRarleSt0tcH Enterprise.
She wou!dn't-S-A printers proposal;
Dear maiten, OF al the race,
Before thy Iii bow;
Please do not hide thy pretty face,
But hear my ?now.
The has come, my own,
When must take mate,
And as D thee alone,
We'd better s.
The maid looked n at the bore,
And hit him upon the nose;
Then upon the floor
He lay quite tose.
Toronto Grip.
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The Philosophy of Poverty.

Why Is il, thct In this land, where nil
lions of acres lie still unclaimed nom the
wilderness, and where all arts and trades
flourish, men are found in AFFECT poverty,
and furnish ready text for the anarch!al
oratory Of such creatures as Most aud
Schwab?
Is there not some way of looking behind
all the communstic cant and political
buster Of the day 10 find the true philoso'
ply of poverty discover its cause and sug.
gest a remedy?
Dr. Howard Crosby says it is improvi-
dence. His judgment is not that of the
secluded scholar in his study, drawing his
facts from the depths Of his own con
seriousness, but Is bused On a long period of
close observation among the poor OF New
York in pursuance of official duties For
forty years he has been acquainted with
the poor, accustomed 10 all the scenes or
garrett and cellar, pauperism, filth and
crime, and has been witness OF the
problem of poverty in all its forms. AS
the result of this experience he unhesi.
tatingly at.irms that the tap root of poverty
is improvidence, which Is the common
curse of the poor; en- improvldence In re-
gard to saving money TO establish reputa-
ton, to using opportunity for making
money and to gaining knowledge
There must be some ground for such an
assertion from man with such an expert
ence.
In respect to the improvidence in money
saving, the doctor asks:
How can a man with So day save
money? He certainly cannot without
method and selfdenial, but method and
self-denisl are the requisite factors for
every kind of success. They are attributes
Of true manliness. A man with "A family,
in New ork city, who receives So a day,
can save $50 year If he will. He receives
5000 year. One hundred and twenty
will pay for his home, $500 will pay for
his food, 800 will pay for his clothes, $50
will pay for his 'sundries,' and $50 will re-
main for the bank, or any judicious invest
ment. The wife will reduce expenses by
her work on the family clothes, and by her
care of the household plant. Fifty dollars
saved in year will be, with its simple in,
terest ut per cent, $63f50 in ten years,
which would buy Il home In the suburbs,
and, deducting fare on the cars to and from
work, would release 800 a year, That is,
in ten years, the man would have his
whole 5000 to spend, and would lay up $50
of it, which paradox Is explained by the
possession OF his little suburban home"
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Rapid Sight Seeing.

Americans travelling abroad are often
laughed at for thor passion for rapid sight
seeing. But why may not tho brain taEo i'm
uressiUns Nv swiftly and as easily as the pho
tosrapher's chemically prepared platef "ilow
long will it talio me TO see the eShibition!'
asked lady Of gentleman who had just
como from tho worlds fair at Philadelphia.
Fifteen Minutes" was the response. The
lady of course was astonishcd, and the re-
spondent proceeded to explain. ",ro study all
the details of the exhibition would require
many months, but to obtain an impression Of
its magnitude, to seize upon lis salient fe..t
ures, fifteen minutes would do wonders for
you. A ride around the circuit of its con-
meeting railway would give you succession
Of pictures mover to be forgotten What iS
true of Il great fair is true OF a great city. 1t
has been said that very few people really
know London fully, but any one may obtain
an idea Of its physiognomy, of its character
istic features, in half hours drive through
its streets TO discover all the qualities there
are in painting | must study it well, but
single glance gives me al idea Of the compO-
sition and the schomc Of color In truth this
first instantaneous impression in art is inval-
liable, and Il painting should always be ap-
preached, if it is possible to do so. under con
ditions that enable tho spectator TO get fun
view promptly. How often a painter turns
hi. picture TO the wall and there lets it remain
long enough to allow him to obtain an TN
projudi,od and instantaneous impression
whom he secs it again Study and analysis
are of course indispensable factors in somc
things, but the fash the revealing glance, the
sudden insight, the instantaneous photograph
or tho seusitized brain, ere things Of value in
life 80 well as in art Home Journal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-09-10

Mrs. Phoebe Cheslcy, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth of which is vouched for by the
residents of the town: 81 am % years old
and have been troubled with kidney com.
plant and lameness for many years; could
not dress myself without help. Now | am
free from all pain and soreness, and am able
TO do all my own homework. owe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having renewed
my youth, and removed completely all dis.
ease and and pain" Try bottle, only 90
cents, at d. LorriauX's drug Store,
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A Favorlte With The Fair Sex.

Papillon extract of ti.x) skin Cure IS
superior TO all the much-advertiscd skin
beautifiers with the advantage Of being
beneficial, and not like the mineral prepa-
rations usually sold which are very poison
Gus. 1t will remove all inflammation, chat
ing and roughness of the skin, sunburn,
freckles AMI unseemly blotches, and leave
the cuticle fair and soft as an infants. An
actual necessity for the complete toilet
table. Large bottles only 800, for sale by
I. L. Gapen q &c.
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An American mother travelling in France
offered half fare ticket for her son, who
lacked several months Of the full fare ogc.
The collector looked susp!ciously at the Child
and at her. "Yow son, is he under z,
malgmer "lIo is, monsieur" "Your son is
very large for his age, madame lie Is,
monsieur" Your son is altogether too large
for his age, madame" snapped the man, ex-
asDcratud by the Americans GOODNESS. "Oui,
monsieur. tina. may be" retorted the mother
calmly, "he is not French, you see. The
A.l-0uru.
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M. N. ARMSyRuNG,


GTATE OF ILLINOIS. IA SALE COUNTY-ss IN
- he Cgcuit court, 10 O'toby Term. A. u. lS,I.
George W Armstrong; ~ Administrator Of The Estnt2
of Elizabeth Il. +. Rodd'Ck dgre1'cl ii, frcIeriok
SGhGakc, Hary sc.nake, Charles Lace and Henry
SChlHSc.-IH thdhcOV.
AFFIDAVIT Of uonrcsdcncc Of FIRE crcl SrhnoNc ma
Mary SChmkc. mplctdcd with the above oct ndtnis.
having been ilCd IN the clerks office ~ the Cirrul
Court of said county, notice Is therefor hereby given
to the said NONRESIDENT Il, icnnAis tha tc complain
ant hlcd his bin Of complaint In said court, On the
chanccry side thereof the lGth day OF July 1851 "Hd
that thcrcupun summons issued uut OF sii court
wherein said sut IL now pending, rc'Urunh,c On ldt
second Monday IN the month OF october EcN rs Is y
law required.
Now, unless you, the said non resident deem ianls
above named shall personally be ANA appear htiOrc ,ud
Circuit Court the Urst day o. the next term thereof,
to be holden AZ OTTAWA. IN and for The .u county, On
The second Monday in DCtDncr ne T. ana p"5 answer
dcmur to the aid compliments mn If complaint
the same and the matters and things therein charged
and stated viii bc taken HH confessed and decree IN
tered against you according to the prayer % sul bill.
Will LAM ". TAi LDR, CORK.
Ottawa. Illinois Aug Sth, 1881.
NJ A. ARMSTRONG, Commits SOlr. Aug2J-iw
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Ottawa. Illinois. Aug, Sth, 1851.
NJ n. ARMSTRONG, COmpts SOlr Aug2J-lw
STATI1 OF .nLLINQIs, LAaA,L!lr Gr9uN

ATA1lG or II IlIl = Oh, la NNLlf IouN-
- TY-ss. IN ne tEc}H Cc@L 20 cciOLei I1W,
a. d. 1857
Carl Bagsmauu, Matthew Wilson and lyne s. WHIT
more. partners. &C. rs IiAusuuun, wilson nNrurr,
vs.. Ale stnGer Lttlcicid aud Catherine LttcIed.--
IN tbtrtrGB $500,
Affidavit " nun.rcfitcncc Of Alexander Littlc0cld,
implicated with the above defendant, Ca hrIlnr Latte
ncd, having been filed IN tue CltlEs oilcc OF ihc i!f'
cult Court Of snil county notice II therefore htCpN
given to the said nonresident dcicuiln tina the com.
paiuane fled their biil of complaint IN said court Oh
The cnaHCery side thereof un ,hr >i day IT August
1884, and That thCrcupun summons issued uRt ~
said court. wherein said suit Is no" pending, rriurnnoe
on the second Monday IN the month Ot october next,
as Is by law required.
Now. unless you, the said n0rrcsl9cat defendant
above named. shah personally be- ana appear before
said Circuit Court the FIRST dry Of the fcNt term
thereof be holden ~ ottawa Ia ana Tor SAID county.
on the second Monday In october next, ana plead.
answer Gcmur to the sad roup.inulis OIL - com
plaiut the and tie matters and thir:s there D
charged and stated VIII he TAXI ascot fcs-pd ana de
cree catered against yOu aCcpriugt The nrlEcr OF WG
Bill WILLIAM W TAlLOE, CcrR.
ottawa, Illinois August 2fth, 1885,
W f. WnfTMuuE tompts Sulr aug2,-iw
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prcn,red tn Catch Him.

what have you got in all those trnEsr
asked one fashionable girl of another at the
station the other day as her friend was going
Of to Narragansett. "Oh, bait,' was the
ready answer. Boston Globe.
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| would not have children much beaten for
their faults, because l would not have them
think bodily pain the creates. punishment
locke
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Omaha man-Be careful how you buy
land on the bottoms. There is an old say
ing that Missouri river has mortgage on
the land from bluff 10 bluff.
Stranger ha! should say IL had
/ should say II had. It's foreclosed, too.
"Oh! your familiar with the country,
them"
mo, l have tried some of the water
Omaha World.
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Mr.. Asa 3. Rowley, Druggist, was in.
duced to try some of the Papi!lon Catarrh
Cure by his customers, after several physi-
clans predicted he would soon have con
sumption from an aggravated case of Co
tarrh. He says: "The result was unprece-
denied | commenced to get well after
the first application ard am now, after a
few weeks, entirely cured" Papillon lex
tract of flax Catarh Cure will do all that
Is claimed for it. Large bottles $1.00. For
sale by Z. L. Gapen q Co.